Attn: Nursing Home Providers
Nursing Home Residents’ Right to Vote
The Division of Quality Assurance is sending this message as part of our commitment to Collaboration, Innovation, and Quality.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued QSO-24-21-NH.
Memorandum Summary
- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is affirming the regulatory expectation that ensures nursing home residents have the unimpeded ability to exercise their right to vote as a citizen of the United States.
- Nursing homes must ensure residents are able to exercise their Constitutional right to vote without interference, coercion, discrimination, or reprisal from the facility.
- States, localities, and nursing home owners and administrators should collaborate to support a resident’s right to vote.
Contact
Questions regarding this information may be submitted to: DNH_TriageTeam@cms.hhs.gov.
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